Historic parade held in Southern California for New Year celebration

STORY: Historic parade held in Southern California for New Year celebration DATELINE: Jan. 3, 2023 LENGTH: 0:01:45 LOCATION: LOS ANGELES, U.S. CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of the 134th Rose Parade STORYLINE: Tens of thousands of people lined the streets Monday to watch the 134th Rose Parade, the most famous annual celebration event for the New Year in Southern California. The Rose Parade, usually an iconic New Year's Day tradition, has been pushed back by one day this year in keeping with the event's "Never on Sunday" tradition kept since 1893. The Rose Parade travels five and a half miles down Colorado Blvd. in Pasadena, a city in the western U.S. state of California. The event is famous for its gorgeous, spectacularly-designed floats of all shapes and colors. This year, the parade features 39 floral-covered floats, 16 equestrian groups and 21 marching bands from across the country and around the world. "Turning the Corner" is the theme this year for the event. "Whether that co

Energy prices push eurozone inflation to record 5.8 pct in February: Eurostat

STORY: Energy prices push eurozone inflation to record 5.8 pct in February: Eurostat DATELINE: March 4, 2022 LENGTH: 00:02:00 LOCATION: Brussels CATEGORY: ECONOMY SHOTLIST: 1. various of EU Commission STORYLINE: The eurozone's annual rate of inflation would reach 5.8 percent in February 2022 driven by the high costs of energy, according to a flash estimate published by Eurostat, the statistical office of the European Union (EU), on Wednesday. Eurozone countries witnessing high inflation include Germany with 5.5 percent, Spain with 7.5 percent, France with 4.1 percent and Italy with 6.2 percent. Across the eurozone, inflation has gradually increased since the introduction of COVID-19-induced lockdowns in 2020. It sped up spectacularly in January 2021 and has increased steadily ever since. The main driver of inflation is the price of energy, which has spiked due to the COVID-19 pandemic and most recently because of the Russia-Ukraine conflict. Energy prices were expected to increase by a

Southern Gold

Southern Gold

SOUTHERN GOLD [BR TV SERIES 1993 -1994] Director PATRICK GARLAND, Presenter JILL COCHRANE [The TV Arts Series 'Putting on the South' returns Thursday (4 April) at 10;30 pm when Jill Cochrane turns the spotlight on Patrick Garland, Artistic Director of the Cichester Festival Theatre, whose final year in charge was ' spectacularly successful'. [

'Ice Monsters' at Zao ski resort in northern Japan at their peak

'Ice Monsters' at Zao ski resort in northern Japan at their peak

Spectacularly lit-up trees covered with ice and snow, nicknamed "Ice Monsters," are at their peak at the Zao hot spring ski resort in Yamagata City, Japan, on Feb. 21, 2015. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

Ship sails by big whirlpool in Naruto Strait, western Japan

Ship sails by big whirlpool in Naruto Strait, western Japan

A passenger ship sails by whirling waves in the Naruto Strait off Tokushima Prefecture, western Japan, on March 7, 2015. The strait between Awaji Island, Hyogo Prefecture, and Naruto city, Tokushima Prefecture, is known for its spectacularly large whirlpools. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

Sand-throwing festival in Nara

Sand-throwing festival in Nara

A man disguised as a rice paddy farmer throws sand during the annual Sand Throwing Festival at Hirose Shrine in Kawai, Nara Prefecture in western Japan on Feb. 11, 2017. In the festival to pray for bumper rice crops, it is believed that the more spectacularly the sand is scattered, the more rainfall will bless the region, and that festival-goers who are sprinkled with sand will be free from bad luck. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

Sand-throwing festival in Nara

Sand-throwing festival in Nara

A man disguised as a rice paddy farmer throws sand during the annual Sand Throwing Festival at Hirose Shrine in Kawai, Nara Prefecture in western Japan on Feb. 11, 2017. In the festival to pray for bumper rice crops, it is believed that the more spectacularly the sand is scattered, the more rainfall will bless the region, and that festival-goers who are sprinkled with sand will be free from bad luck. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo